Kentucky’s general election concludes Nov. 8 and LINK nky has been covering all the races important to the Northern Kentucky community. Read on to learn about local senate, mayoral, city council, school board and commission races. Editor’s note: LINK nky will be adding stories to this guide leading up to the election. Senate Races 69th […]
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Local candidates plead their cases for seats on Kentucky Supreme Court, Court of Appeals
Four local candidates are vying for seats on the Kentucky Supreme Court and the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and they gathered at Northern Kentucky’s Chase College of Law last month to make a final appeal to voters ahead of the Nov. 8 election. Rep. Joe Fischer, of Fort Thomas, and Supreme Court Justice Michelle Keller, […]
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Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police District 6 offices endorse Justice Michelle Keller in Supreme Court race
The Fraternal Order of Police lodges located in Supreme Court District 6 have officially endorsed Justice Michelle Keller in her judicial reelection campaign. Keller was joined by Ryan Straw, vice president of the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Susanne Cetrulo and Rep. Rachel Roberts (D-Newport) at Devou Park last […]
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Incumbent Wheatley faces Stephanie Dietz in 65th District
Incumbent Representative Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington) is one of two Democrats representing Northern Kentucky in the statehouse. He hopes to return for a third term, but it might be challenging this time. Redistricting significantly changed the district that’s been Democratic and mainly contained the City of Covington. Republican Stephanie Dietz is challenging him for the seat. […]
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NKY candidate forums this week: State courts, Florence mayor, 3 House districts
LINK nky is live-streaming five candidate forums this week ahead of the Nov. 8 election. This week’s forums follow two from last week. If you missed our forum for for Senate District 24 (Campbell, Pendleton, and Bracken counties), click here to watch. If you missed our forum for Senate District 20 (southern Boone and Kenton […]
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Correction: We misidentified candidate in House District 68 in our latest print edition
In the Nov./Dec. issue of the LINK Reader, our bi-monthly direct-mail newspaper, LINK nky published the name of the wrong candidate as Democratic nominee in House District 68. The candidate is Democrat Kelly Jones, who is running against Republican nominee Mike Clines. In our print article listing races and candidates across the region, we published […]
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Local Candidates speak at Alexandria council meeting
Three local candidates, Kelly Jones, Shelley Funke Frommeyer and Nicole Broomall, attended and spoke at the Alexandria City Council meeting last week, with many of their supporters in tow. The meeting saw the official appointment of David Plummer, who will be the new city administrator, but the council allowed the candidates to take the podium […]
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Two candidates vying for open Senate District 24 seat
Two candidates are facing off for the open seat in Senate District 24 that Wil Schroder (R-Wilder) has held since 2014. Before Schroder, Fort Thomas Republican Katie Stine held the seat from 1999-2014. After the latest round of redistricting, the district is now comprised of Campbell, Pendleton, Bracken, and part of Kenton Counties. Schroder decided […]
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Dissenting demonstrators at Covington courthouse support Women’s Wave movement
Pro-choice supporters gathered in front of the Covington Federal Courthouse on Saturday in a nationwide effort to protest a statewide abortion ban and hear State Rep. Rachel Roberts (D) speak about the issues on next month’s ballot. Our own Alecia Ricker attended the demonstration — view her photos below.
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Fairness Campaign’s PAC endorses local candidates
C-FAIR, the Political Action Committee of the Fairness Campaign, announced a record 121 candidate endorsements in the Kentucky General Election and endorsed “No” on both proposed constitutional amendments. The Fairness Campaign advocates on behalf of LGBT-related issues and people. The endorsements include candidates for Kentucky State Senate and House all across the commonwealth, the Bowling […]
